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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 10, 2009, 4:08 AM CST for 18 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 10, 2009, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2009, 4:08 AM CST (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2009, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 3:27 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Nw Wink, TX | |
| Feb 10, 3:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Nw Fort Stockton, TX | |
| Feb 10, 3:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 N Odessa, TX | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Sw St. Lawrence, TX | MEASURED BY TEXAS TECH WEST TEXAS MESONET STATION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 16 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 101008 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST/11 PM MST... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NEARLY ALL OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND TERRELL COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CST... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... .A STRONG UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS ARIZONA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA TODAY. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 120 KT+ JET IN THE UPPER LEVELS WITH AT LEAST 40 KTS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AS THIS STRONG TROUGH APPROACHES... IT WILL SPIN UP A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL HAVE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. THE MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY HIGH WINDS. AS THE WIND PICKS UP BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. TXZ057-080-102200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1500Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1500Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. THIS HIGH WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY AND MAKES TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-102200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1500Z-090211T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1500Z-090211T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /308 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRAVEL ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067>069-075-081- 102200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS... STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...FORT STOCKTON... MARATHON 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /308 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-102200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... GARDEN CITY...BIG LAKE 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ082-102200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ079-102200- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESIDIO 408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 102144 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST/11 PM MST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NEARLY ALL OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE TRANS PECOS REGION UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND TERRELL COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO UNTIL 9 PM CST OR 8 PM MST... .A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AS THIS STRONG TROUGH APPROACHES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS LOW WILL ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS REGION WILL LIKELY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TXZ058-067-068-075-110300- /O.UPG.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DS.W.0001.090210T2144Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-WARD-CRANE-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MONAHANS...CRANE... FORT STOCKTON 344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TRAVELING. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. STATE HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN PECOS AND BALMORHEA ALONG WITH FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2903 BETWEEN TOYAH AND BALMORHEA HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057-059>063-069-070-080-081- 110300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...MARFA...MARATHON 344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /244 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. THIS HIGH WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY AND MAKES TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-110545- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /244 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRAVEL ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ079-082-110300- /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...SANDERSON 344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 110316 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE TRANS PECOS REGION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE MARFA PLATEAU HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST... .THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND DUST ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS ALL BUT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHERE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT PERSIST BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. BLOWING DUST HAS ALSO EXITED THE REGION...AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. ALL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST. TXZ058-067-068-075-110430- /O.EXP.KMAF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-WARD-CRANE-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MONAHANS...CRANE... FORT STOCKTON 916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE SOUTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057-059>063-069-070-080-081- 110430- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...MARFA...MARATHON 916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /816 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-111000- /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /816 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST WEDNESDAY. BLOWING DUST HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN ROADS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TXZ079-082-110430- /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...SANDERSON 916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 111017 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 417 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING EXTENDED FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .THE UPPER TROUGH THAT BROUGHT THE HIGH WIND TO THE REGION YESTERDAY HAS BEGUN TO MOVE EAST... HOWEVER HIGH WIND CONTINUES IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. BY MID MORNING THE WIND ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE DROPPED OFF. THE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITERIA AND THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TXZ074-111400- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0009.090211T1017Z-090211T1400Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 417 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THE REST OF THE NIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING. BY MID MORNING WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE DECREASED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-111130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 317 AM MST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS FALLEN BELOW 40 MPH AND THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 9, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1125 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...
SEE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE GREATLY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY
AND MAY REACH WARNING CRITERIA AT MOST TAF SITES. WESTERLY WINDS OF
30 TO 40 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 50KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
CREATING LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL TURBULENCE AREAWIDE. VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AT BKN100...THERE MAY BE A FEW
SHOWERS OUT WEST THAT COULD AFFECT PEQ AND CNM...BUT CONFIDENCE NOT
HIGH ENOUGH TO PUT IN TAFS.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 8 AM MST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
COUNTY.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... BIG BEND AREA...CRANE...
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...ECTOR...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS...TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...
CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...LOVING...MARTIN...
MIDLAND...PECOS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
TERRELL...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM CST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... MARFA PLATEAU...VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
&&
99Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 3:36 AM CST, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 336 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-110945- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 336 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /236 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS PLAINS. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH ARE LIKELY. STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH VALUES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW 1 MILE. ALL TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE TODAY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT NORMAL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY...ALL TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY THOSE UTILIZING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS MANEUVERING OF VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL AND VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WITH FUEL CONDITIONS REMAINING VERY DRY AND CURRED...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RAPID SPREAD. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A SNYDER...TO WINK...TO VAN HORN LINE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:08 AM CST | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Terrell | 17 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:44 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 5 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.